Editing Renown-class battlecruiser (section)

{{Short description|Battlecruisers built during the First World War}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
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{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = File:Renown-6.jpg
| Ship caption = ''Renown'' as completed in 1916
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Repulse''
| Builders = 
*[[Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering|Fairfields]]
*[[John Brown and Company|John Brown]] 
| Operators = {{flagicon|United Kingdom|naval|size=25px}}
| Class before = {{HMS|Tiger|1913|6}}
| Class after = {{sclass|Courageous|battlecruiser|4}}
| Cost = 
| Built range = 1915–1916
| In service range = 1916–1945
| In commission range = 
| Total ships planned = 2
| Total ships completed = 2
| Total ships lost = 1
| Total ships scrapped = 1
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header = 
| Header caption = (''Repulse'' as built)
| Ship type = [[Battlecruiser]]
| Ship displacement = {{convert|27200|LT|t|lk=on}} (normal)
| Ship length = {{convert|794|ft|1.5|in|m|1|abbr=on}} ([[Length overall|o.a.]])
| Ship beam = {{convert|90|ft|1.75|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship draught = {{convert|27|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship power = * 42 × [[water-tube boiler]]s
* {{cvt|112000|shp|kW|lk=on}}
| Ship propulsion = 4 × shafts; 2 × geared [[steam turbine]] sets
| Ship speed = {{convert|32|kn|lk=in}}
| Ship armament = *3 × twin [[BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun|{{cvt|15|in|mm|0}} guns]]
* 5 × triple, 2 × single [[BL 4 inch Mk IX naval gun|{{cvt|4|in|mm|0}} guns]]
* 2 × single [[QF 3 inch 20 cwt|{{cvt|3|in|mm|0}}]] [[AA gun]]s
* 2 × [[British 21 inch torpedo|{{cvt|21|in|mm|0}}]] [[torpedo tube]]s
| Ship armour = *[[Belt armor|Belt]]: {{convert|3|-|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Deck (ship)|Deck]]s: {{convert|1|-|2.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Barbette]]s: {{convert|4|-|7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
* [[Gun turret]]s: {{convert|7|-|9|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| Ship range = {{convert|4000|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|18|kn}}
| Ship crew = 953
}}
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The '''''Renown''''' '''class''' consisted of two [[battlecruiser]]s built during the [[First World War]] for the [[Royal Navy]]. They were originally laid down as improved versions of the {{sclass|Revenge|battleship|2}}<nowiki/>s, but their construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds they would not be ready in a timely manner. [[John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher|Admiral Lord Fisher]], upon becoming [[First Sea Lord]], gained approval to restart their construction as battlecruisers that could be built and enter service quickly. The [[Director of Naval Construction]] (DNC), [[Sir Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt, 1st Baronet|Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt]], quickly produced an entirely new design to meet Admiral Lord Fisher's requirements and the builders agreed to deliver the ships in 15 months. They did not quite meet that ambitious goal, but they were delivered a few months after the [[Battle of Jutland]] in 1916. They were the world's fastest [[capital ship]]s upon their commissioning.

{{HMS|Repulse|1916|2}} was the only ship of her class to see combat in the First World War when she participated in the [[Second Battle of Heligoland Bight]] in 1917. Both ships were reconstructed twice between the wars; the 1920s reconstruction increased their armour protection and made lesser improvements, while the 1930s reconstruction was much more thorough, especially for {{HMS|Renown|1916|2}}. ''Repulse'' accompanied the battlecruiser {{HMS|Hood|51|2}} during the Special Service Squadron's [[Cruise of the Special Service Squadron|round-the-world cruise in 1923–1924]] and protected British interests during the [[Spanish Civil War]] between 1936 and 1939. ''Renown'' frequently conveyed royalty on their foreign tours and served as flagship of the [[Battlecruiser Squadron (United Kingdom)|Battlecruiser Squadron]] when ''Hood'' was refitting.

Both ships served during the [[Second World War]]; they searched for the {{ship|German cruiser|Admiral Graf Spee||2}} in 1939, participated in the [[Norwegian Campaign]] of April–June 1940 and searched for the {{ship|German battleship|Bismarck||2|up=y}} in 1941. ''Repulse'' was sunk on 10 December 1941 in the [[South China Sea]] off [[Kuantan]], [[Pahang]], by Japanese aircraft. ''Renown'' spent much of 1940 and 1941 assigned to [[Force H]] at [[Gibraltar]], escorting convoys and she fought in the inconclusive [[Battle of Cape Spartivento]]. She was briefly assigned to the [[Home Fleet]] and provided cover to several [[Arctic convoy]]s in early 1942. The ship was transferred back to Force H for [[Operation Torch]] and spent much of 1943 refitting or transporting [[Winston Churchill]] and his staff to and from various [[List of World War II conferences|conferences]] with various Allied leaders. In early 1944 ''Renown'' was transferred to the [[Eastern Fleet]] in the Indian Ocean where she supported numerous attacks on Japanese-occupied facilities in [[Indonesia]] and various island groups in the Indian Ocean. The ship returned to the Home Fleet in early 1945 and was refitted before being placed in [[Wikt:mothball|reserve]] after the end of the war. ''Renown'' was sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]] in 1948.